Comparison

AR Postcards vs Cinecase

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

AR Postcards

Features
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Use AR Postcards to add audio and images to real snail mail postcards! Surprise your loved ones with funny and unique postcards without any additional costs. It works like this: You buy a nice postcard from where ever you like. Take a photo of the postcard within the app, add a replacement image, and record some audio. You sent the postcard via snail mail and a link to the Augmented Reality additions via iMessage. The receiver scans your postcard with the app and they hear and see your Augmented Reality additions. Forget expensive services that print the postcards for you. You send the same postcards you usually do and add audio yourself with just two simple steps. And all that without additional costs! The images and audio you add to a postcard are stored in your iCloud account. They are not transferred to any other server. They stay on your iCloud space. You share the data with the receiver. But still this data is not transferred to another server. Your data stays with you all the time! Note: You and the receiver of the postcard need to have iCloud enabled and needs to be logged in.

About

Cinecase

Organize your physical movie and TV show collection on your device. Easily catalog box sets, seasons, and individual films, then discover what to watch next with smart selection tools. Keep track of formats, collector lines, and watch history.

Highlights
  • Catalog physical media collections
  • Smart movie night selection tool
  • Create custom watchlists
  • Track formats and collector lines
  • Organize by shelves and collections
  • Barcode scanning for quick entry
  • Import from other catalog apps
Features
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Your collection should do more than sit in a list. It is combo packs, box sets, Steelbooks, seasons, and shelves arranged your way. Most catalog apps flatten all of that into a list. Cinecase keeps the physical collection intact, then helps you choose what to watch from the films you actually own. Already catalogued somewhere else? Importing your collection is free. LET MOVIE NIGHT CHOOSE Open Movie Night when nobody can decide. Start with unwatched films, narrow by genre, runtime, actor, or director, and let Cinecase reveal one equal-odds pick from your shelf. Films inside a Collection stay eligible, so the box never hides what is inside. LINE UP WHAT COMES NEXT Up Next is the plan you keep between movie nights. Add films from Movie Night or a film's details, then drag them into the order you want. Every row tells you which disc to pull, down to the shelf and box set. Up Next is free; Pro adds separate queues for a marathon, the kids, or a boutique catch-up. RECORD WHAT YOU ACTUALLY OWN A Blu-ray + DVD + Digital pack is one case, not three entries. A complete series and a single season are different things, and Cinecase keeps them so. Capture what makes a copy yours: • Collector lines such as Criterion, Arrow, and Steelbook, plus your own when the list does not cover it • Spine numbers, editions, packaging, and bonus features • 4K UHD, Blu-ray, 3D, DVD, VHS, LaserDisc, and other formats • Notes, loans, ratings, and watch history ARRANGE IT THE WAY YOU WANT Drag cases into your own order, or let sorting keep things alphabetical. Browse spines like a shelf, or switch to covers. Use your own photo for free, or choose alternate artwork with Pro. Separate 4K from Blu-ray, TV from film, or the kids' shelf from the rest. Build shelves that match how you already think, and move titles between them. (Extra shelves are Pro; the main shelf is free.) GROUP WHAT BELONGS TOGETHER Build Collections for trilogies, franchises, and box sets. A Collection sits on the shelf as the single case it is, and opens to show the films inside. KEEP A WISHLIST Add the films you still want. Tap Got it when you buy one, and share the list with family. FIND ANYTHING AGAIN Search titles, actors, and directors. Combine filters for format, genre, content type, watched state, packaging, and more. A combo case turns up under every format it holds. See stats for formats, genres, decades, directors, collector lines, and duplicates. ADD RELEASES QUICKLY Scan a barcode to check a shared database built by other collectors. Not in it yet? The barcode drops into a prefilled entry you finish in seconds, and your fix helps whoever scans it next. New lookups can arrive in your language. BRING YOUR COLLECTION WITH YOU, FREE Switching from another app? Import DVD Profiler, CLZ, My Movies, Letterboxd, Libib, Blu-ray.com or CSV, free. A DVD Profiler export keeps your box sets whole instead of scattering them into loose films. Exporting is free too. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Cinecase is local-first. No account is needed for the basic shelf, and there are no ads and no third-party tracking. Export everything as JSON, CSV, XML, or a printable PDF. Optional Google Drive sync keeps the backup in your own Google account. Made by one developer you can reach from inside the app: Settings > Help > Contact support writes the report for you. Nothing is sent until you send it, and your titles are never included. FREE CORE, OPTIONAL LIFETIME PRO The core app is fully usable and free forever. Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. It adds: • Batch scanning for a whole stack of discs • Extra shelves, and moving titles between them • Separate Up Next queues • Alternate artwork and nine more shelf themes • Genre views by category • Google Drive sync and restore, across your devices • Duplicate cleanup for large collections Imports and exports stay in the free core, never behind Pro. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

Screenshots

AR Postcards4 screens
Cinecase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cinecase at every 3 days against AR Postcards's every 2 weeks. Cinecase also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AR Postcards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cinecase sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AR Postcards ships an update every 2 weeks, Cinecase every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AR Postcards versus Cinecase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAR PostcardsCinecase
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDominik HauserLivio Maynard

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AR Postcards

One-time1
  • Send One$0.99
1 purchases

Cinecase

One-time1
  • Cinecase Pro$6.99

Questions

Is AR Postcards free?
AR Postcards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cinecase free?
Cinecase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do AR Postcards or Cinecase have ads?
Neither AR Postcards nor Cinecase shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AR Postcards or Cinecase?
AR Postcards ships an update every 2 weeks, and Cinecase every 3 days. Most recently, AR Postcards was updated on October 7, 2026 and Cinecase on October 7, 2026.

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